Fiorentina's Romania forward Adrian Mutu should receive a one-year ban for failing two drugs tests in January, Italian anti-doping prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Public funding for the Lawn Tennis Association will not be cut despite a report criticising the sport. The sports minister, Gerry Sutcliffe, who ordered the report from the All Party Tennis Group, wants to give the current money being distributed by Sport England a chance to have an impact.
It has been known for some time that the Premier League's overall overseas deals for the 2010-13 period will comfortably top £1 billion but the benefit to each individual club can now be revealed.
World 800 metres champion Caster Semenya plans to compete this season even though the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has yet to resolve her gender verification case.
Chelsea will waive a potential appeal and accept the two-match ban imposed on Didier Drogba by Uefa following his dismissal in the Champions League knockout defeat to Internazionale at Stamford Bridge.